Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-10-08
ss ss5 ss5sO Tb> prosperity of the


 pnst seven year1, says the report, has been equal to Ina. of any former period in the history of the territory. On April Ist of the present year. the total Mor- mon population n the territories ot Utah, Idaho, Arizona. Wyoming and New Mexico and tae states of Nevada and Colorado. vas l62. 380 and the tith- ing for 1888, S540O00. The strength of the Don-Mormon element IS estimated at 70 0O0, and this element now own, of the assessed property of the territory, nearly One-third, exclusive of railroad properly.
 The different religious denominations have now in Utah 62 churches. These churches have established and control S7 schools. with Rn aggregate Of 6,6SO pupils and 230 teachers. Since the pas sage of the Edmunds law in lSo2, 54O persons have been indicted for unlawful cohabitation, and 290 of these were con victed. The number convicted of poly gamy was fourteen.
 With view to an application to con gress for admission as state, the com mission regards this as an effort 10 free tbe Mormon church from the tolls which the firm attitude Of the government and it's energetic course oi federal cfic q. have thrown around it In conclusion. the Commission sutn i.s ,hst ID It7 opin ion the results whice gsga followed from the passage If the Edmguds Act have oeen very bene ticill Co ae ,-rritory.
 SAN FKAsCIsco, C.. ger 4-Ihomss Mast, the well EnJH -- - -r.estarist of HGrpers Weekly, EGf.,,l IL ihls city to- day.
 liIi;NEAPoLIs, Oct 5-G.lCAael Davitt, who arrived here iG7f glEht, addressed .hs NahOn1l Ass1u.r-g i-. c, l.. meet ing. He said the Ig'-a F.. .a'a were bear- ing with fortitUde iualgu .lea worse than those thGt hcd qrecipi many bloody revolutions. Home rule sentiment, he said, was spreading ike wild fire and there was no doubt but thet Gladstone would sweep the cOnntry like 0 whiri- wind If tue eleciious were held rext year.
 SAN FRANCESCA, Oct, 4-The grand jury contip pued the investigation of the bribery cases this afternoon. Several Chinese documents. mostly financial &C., counts. were translated and presented to the court. They showed that Lowsn- tEal had received other sums of money for alleged services in addition to those mentioned during his trisl for contempt There were certain charges against the district attorney's office Tn connection with the case of Sullivan who shot and killed Edward Mccarthy about year ago, which was investigated. The charges were made by l.. l. Mowry who alleged Sullivan admitted to him be se- cured his sequittal by bribing certain officials. Sullivan was summoned be- fore the jury to-day and denied ever having made enCh statement W. V. Tcork, who with ex-Disirict AttUrSey RegensDerger defended Sullivan at the time, also denied sll kRow e5 Ge Cf trans action of the kind tCiI - t4e rial
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. flour p rsons Eess killed and two seriCus.y woGnCt C Vy 60 explosion ID George r. Plants tlOIf mill this morning The cause O; tEC explosion was an cld boiler. Mrs. Thcs. Rivers, the wife of the foreman. wGs blown from the toileT-roCm acrCss the alley into a room six feet from wkere she was standing. SLe was killed. as was her husband, who was buried under the debris. Fritz kGhlmau WIS f-sc buried in the ruins ard wBs sgasn cut
  killed by the steam pf.d force Ct the Y plosion. Engineer Benjamin Ms-Crs was seriously injured. minnie Reich man, child Of five years, had both !ess broken and IS SO injured that rec5vs-y is not probable. \ fisgnan of the IrOE Mountain railroad on duty two bl' cis from the scene of tie explosion, wa- knocked down and badly bruised A l. sL boiler house. vas buried beneath n, debris. He was taken out half en hour after the catastrophe badly bruised siC cut about bis head, and had three T. broken Tho reside nee of II. c. Meyer was completely demolished and his liv- cry stable wrecked. A mud drum weigh ing 1000 pounds crushed through roof to cellar of John Burhy's house. Every house in the neiRbborhood was more or less dsu eged. The engineer can as scribe DO cause for he disaster.
 CORVALLIS, Or, Oct. George Bower Tn was sh ! here sc-lsy b. George Maddox, the bell breaking the arch ov-- he right cye and 5lt-yiu1 60 depth 2ls inches where It leiC-I He IS no. expected to recover. E-s|5ox received 1 a tash wound in i-- arg, Cauae of the ! trouble IS E0tkUoE1. b thers has been | III feeling 5etws-a | t9C for some | time. Public Cp,l..r seems t5 justify | Msddox.
 NEv YORK, Cc5obsr After the l meen0g of he Western lu.r1 executive l committee hr. Gould a-.. r0ihIng nGd | been acne RtOu. pCsra- the Balti more ani CMo l.oss Lt med to ssy whetler the subject Ea= discussed or not.
 PRESCOTT. OctOter 5-Governor Zu- lick was seen to-day sregarGi1g the viO- lation of he quarantine proclamation. He says that be has received DO infor- nation of any kild and that there is nothing iu it.
 MESDOCINo CITY, October 5-Tke business portion of Fort Bragg of this bounty was destroyed by fire last night. Total loss about S45OC0.
 Los ANGELES, October 6Samuel LOll was fi1eG Sl0O ia the U. $. district court for smuggling cigars.
 Ch8s. Wsterhouse has entered suit for 10000 against Dr. Hucking for lack of medical skill.
 John MoAvery, the notorious shell game worker and all around ganblrr. lied to-day st Ssuta Monica from the fleets of pistol shot received from sn lulucky patron of inc game.
 ST. PETERSBURG. October .. M. De jIers minister of foreign affairs, has . 'ent letter to Chokir Pasha, Turkish ,m mbsssEdOr. announcing Russia's accep- .snce of the Porte's proposal to send sn Ottoman commissioner to Bulgaria to !ct Tn conjunction with the Russian governor, who is to be a prince 'f high rank, but instead of the latter 'einE subordinate so the Ottoman com missioner, the Russians propose the Ottoman commissioner to have the sec nd rank. The Porte's acceptance of he Russian General EIuroth Es lieu enant governor of Bulgaraia is regarded -s Piedglng Turkeys support of the russian proposals involving if necessary, turkish initIave action ID Bulgaria.
 LONDON, October 5.-A dispatch from Australie says the German Adler, conveying King Male oa' had arrived there and transferred ne King aboard the Albatross. which